Patents by Inventor Chou

Chou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11644866
    Abstract: A foldable display including a first bracket, a second bracket, a rotating shaft connecting the first and the second brackets, at least one third bracket screwed to the rotating shaft, a fourth bracket movably coupled to the second and the third brackets, a flexible display disposed on the first and the fourth brackets, and a flexible supporting member disposed on the flexible display to be bent or flattened along with the flexible display is provided. The rotation of the rotating shaft drives the fourth bracket via the third bracket to move relative to the second bracket. The flexible supporting member is filled in a space composed of the fourth bracket, the second bracket, the first bracket, and the flexible display. A portable electronic device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yen-Chou Chueh, Chun-Hsien Chen, Chi-Tai Ho, Chih-Heng Tsou, Chun-Hung Wen
  • Patent number: 11644360
    Abstract: A light sensing module and an electronic device using the same are provided. The light sensing module includes a substrate, a light sensing unit, a first light-transmissive component and a blocking wall. The light sensing unit is disposed on the substrate to sense an intensity of a working light beam. The first light-transmissive component covers the light sensing unit, and has a first refractive index that is between a refractive index of the light sensing unit and a refractive index of air. The blocking wall is disposed on the substrate, and surrounds the light sensing unit and the first light-transmissive component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: LITE-ON OPTO TECHNOLOGY (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bo-Jhih Chen, Zi-Jun Lin, Kuo-Ming Chiu, Yung-Chang Jen, Meng-Sung Chou, Chang-Hung Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11646169
    Abstract: A rolling-ball tilt switch includes a conductive housing having an inner surface that surrounds a longitudinal axis and that defines a roller cavity, an insulating seat inserted into the roller cavity, a conductive terminal having a protruding section extending through the insulating seat into the roller cavity, and a ball unit disposed in the roller cavity and moveable between a conducting position and a non-conducting position. The longitudinal axis and an extension of a surface portion of the inner surface of the conductive housing cooperatively define a first angle that ranges from 2 to 12 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventor: Tien-Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 11644350
    Abstract: An illuminated sensor target includes a light source. Actuating the light source illuminates the sensor target. The illuminated sensor target is recognized by one or more sensors of a vehicle during a calibration process, and is used to calibrate the one or more sensors of the vehicle during the calibration process. The illuminated sensor target is illuminated during at least part of the calibration process, which may involve rotation of the vehicle about a turntable, with the illuminated sensor target positioned within a range of the turntable along with other sensors targets, which may also be illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLC.
    Inventors: Zhi Yuan Sherwin Lau, Daniel Chou, Kayla Holman, Derek Wu
  • Patent number: 11646768
    Abstract: A method for downlink transmission in a cloud radio access network for a number of users is applied in a central unit. The central unit determines a specific number of remote radio heads (RRHs) as non-serving RRHs based on a predetermined data compression ratio. For each of many pieces of user equipment (UEs), the central unit determines a combination of RRHs which are non-serving in coordinated multi-point transmission (CoMP) from a plurality of RRHs based on the determined specific number, and then performs CoMP downlink transmission based on the combination of RRHs which are non-serving in the CoMP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HON LIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tzu-Yu Lin, Shang-Ho Tsai, Yu-Heng You, Hsin-Hung Chou, Wei-Han Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11644496
    Abstract: An antenna measurement system is configured to measure a radiation field pattern of an AUT fixed on a reference surface. The antenna measurement system includes an articulated robot, a measurement component, and a processor. The articulated robot is seated on a periphery of the reference surface, with a movable end capable of scanning a short-distance area defined by the reference surface. The measurement component is arranged on the movable end of the articulated robot, and a front surface of the measurement component is a specific geometric surface, which is used to face the antenna for radiation measurement. The processor is coupled to the movable end to control the movable end to drive the measurement component to move relative to the antenna along a predefined scanning path, and keep the specific geometric surface facing the antenna during the movement along the scanning path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Hsi Tseng Chou, Chih Wei Chiu
  • Patent number: 11642016
    Abstract: An image capturing module includes a flexible circuit board and an image sensor. The flexible circuit board includes a plurality of first pads and a plurality of second pads. The first pads are disposed on a first surface of the flexible circuit board and the second pads are disposed on a second surface of the flexible circuit board, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The image sensor is disposed on the first surface. A distance between the image sensor and the first pads is identical to a distance between the image sensor and the second pads. The flexible circuit board is folded to align and weld the first pads with the second pads, such that a light receiving surface of the image sensor is perpendicular to surfaces of the first and second pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: ALTEK BIOTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Cheng Ke, Chao-Yu Chou, Po-Ju Chen
  • Patent number: 11646655
    Abstract: A control method for an LLC resonant converter includes the following steps. Firstly, the LLC resonant converter is enabled. Then, the sonant converter is operated in a first modulation mode, so that the magnitude of the output voltage is greater than or equal to an intermediate voltage value. When the magnitude of the output current is greater than zero, a determining step is performed to determine whether the magnitude of the output voltage is greater than a reference voltage value. When the determining result is satisfied, the LLC resonant converter is operated in the first modulation mode. When the determining result is not satisfied, the LLC resonant converter is operated in a second modulation mode, so that the magnitude of the output voltage is lower than the intermediate voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Ho Chou, Yung-Chuan Lu
  • Patent number: 11644913
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a display panel, a conductive layer, an optical matching layer and a buffer layer. The display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a display medium layer. The first substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface, the second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate, and the display medium layer is disposed between the second surface of the first substrate and the second substrate. The conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, and comprises a plurality of sensing electrodes. The optical matching layer is disposed between the conductive layer and the first surface of the first substrate. The buffer layer with a thickness greater than or equal to 50 ? and less than or equal to 3000 ? is disposed between the optical matching layer and the first surface of the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzung-Hsien Hsu, Chih-Wei Chen, Mei-Ling Chou, Chia-Yu Liu, Yao-Chih Chuang
  • Patent number: 11646588
    Abstract: A battery system, a control method of a cell balance procedure and a calculation method of a balance charge capacity are provided. The battery system includes a plurality of battery units, a communication bus and a host control unit. Each battery unit includes a plurality of cells, an isolated charger, a switch array circuit, a balance slave switch and a balance slave controller. The host control unit includes a balance host controller, a balance host switch and a system current measurement unit. When the error between a balance detection voltage calculated by each balance slave controller and the balance detection voltage calculated by the balance host controller is less than a predetermined value, the balance host switch and the corresponding balance slave switches are in conduction and the specified plurality cells of battery system are charged for keeping cell balance purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chein-Chung Sun, Chun-Hung Chou, Chi-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 11646340
    Abstract: A BSI image sensor includes a substrate including a front side and a back side opposite to the front side, a pixel sensor disposed in the substrate, an isolation structure surrounding the pixel sensor and disposed in the substrate, a dielectric layer disposed over the pixel sensor on the front side of the substrate, and a plurality of conductive structures disposed in the dielectric layer and arranged to align with the isolation structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Hau Wu, Keng-Yu Chou, Chun-Hao Chuang, Wei-Chieh Chiang, Chien-Hsien Tseng, Kazuaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20230140440
    Abstract: A method and a system are provided to simultaneously generate blue-shifted and red-shifted femtosecond light sources with tunable spectral peak location and bandwidth, by controlling the input condition (chirp/spectrum) of a fiber-optic nonlinear propagation. The system comprises (A) a seed source, (B) a driving current controller to regulate the spectrum of the seed source, (C) a dispersion controller to control the chirp and pulse width of the seed source, (D) a fiber-optic spectral conversion module to shape and broaden the laser spectrum via fiber-optic nonlinear processes, and (E) a spectral selection module to filter out the required wave packets. With the simultaneous uses of the driving current controller and the dispersion controller, the light sources feature continuously tunable spectral peak with (1) a relatively constant output pulse energy or (2) a tunable spectral bandwidth at a specific peak location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Shih-Hsuan CHIA, Lu-Ting CHOU, Dong-Lin ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20230140164
    Abstract: A computing system is provided. The computing system includes a central processing unit (CPU), a baseboard management controller (BMC), and a boot non-volatile memory. The BMC selects a boot partition in the computing system. The boot non-volatile memory stores at least two boot partitions as a primary boot area including a basic input/output system (BIOS) image and a secondary boot area including a BMC image. The BMC switches between the secondary boot area to boot the BMC and the primary boot area to boot the BIOS. Only one of the primary boot area or the secondary boot area is accessible when the BIOS is booting or when the BMC is booting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Chih-Sheng CHOU
  • Publication number: 20230138408
    Abstract: A communication interface adapter is provided to include a first communication interface to be electrically connected to a computer device, a second communication interface to be electrically connected to the peripheral device, a microcontroller, a communication interface hub electrically connected to the first communication interface and the microcontroller, and a switch unit electrically connected between the communication interface hub and the second communication interface. The switch unit is controlled by the microcontroller to make or break connection between the communication interface hub and the second communication interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Tai-Seng Lam, Li-Chun Chou, Shui-Chin Tsai, Chien-Lin Su
  • Publication number: 20230132971
    Abstract: A biodegradable joint implant comprises a joint scaffold and a film layer coated on the surface of the joint scaffold. The joint scaffold comprises a first anchor fixing, a second fixing and a flexible spacer, and the first anchor fixing and the second anchor fixing are respectively axially connected to opposite sides of the flexible spacer. The joint implant is made of biodegradable material, and the film layer contains at least one substance that can induce tissue growth. A method for preparing the joint implant and a joint replacement method using the joint implant are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Shih-Jung LIU, Ying-Chao CHOU, Chao-Lin CHEN, Zhe-Pei WANG
  • Publication number: 20230132489
    Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate edge computing in connection with a variety of deployment scenarios. Various embodiments can facilitate one or more of: deploying UPF(s) (User Plane Function(s)) to support edge computing; removing UPF(s) not needed for edge computing; deploying local DN(s) (Data Network(s)); E2E (Edge-to-Edge) OSS (Operations Support System) deployment scenarios; and providing RAN (Radio Access Network) condition data to support various applications (e.g., autonomous driving).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Yizhi Yao
  • Publication number: 20230137869
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of sugar-guided modifying a glycosylated polypeptide. First, a boronic acid group of a probe molecule and a sugar group of the glycosylated polypeptide form a first covalent bond. Next, an alkyne group of a modifying group and an azide group of the probe molecule form a second covalent bond by adding a promoter. As a result, the modifying group can be close to the glycosylated polypeptide. Then, the modifying group can bind to a nucleophilic residue that is near the sugar group, through a nucleophilic addition reaction. The method of the present invention can selectively modify a given site with the guidance of the sugar group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: National Sun Yat-Sen University
    Inventors: Po-Chiao Lin, Chih-Hung Chou
  • Publication number: 20230136049
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device package including a first substrate and an adhesive layer. The first substrate has a first surface and a conductive pad adjacent to the first surface. The conductive pad has a first surface exposed from the first substrate. The adhesive layer is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate. The adhesive layer has a first surface facing the first substrate. The first surface of the adhesive layer is spaced apart from the first surface of the conductive pad in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the first substrate. The conductive pad and the adhesive layer are partially overlapping in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Yi Chun CHOU
  • Patent number: D985370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: FIVETECH TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Ting-Jui Wang, Yi-Shien Chou
  • Patent number: D985623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Inventors: Wen-San Chou, Cheng-Hsien Chou